The Pender County Commissioners emerged from a closed session Monday evening and announced the hiring of a new county manager, ending a search that has gone on since former manager Mickey Duvall resigned in early June.
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Pender County is nine months behind on its annual audit. In the last two months the county manager and the finance director resigned, but some taxpayers say they lost trust in their government long before that.
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For the second time in less than a week, the Pender County Commission has hired an interim county manager.
Commissioner today agreed to hire Bob Murphy until a permanent manager is hired.
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Pender County Schools Superintendent Dr. Terri Cobb says she is not ignoring County Commissioner Jimmy Tate's request for a meeting to discuss education.
But Tate says Cobb is giving him the cold shoulder.
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Pender County of residents could soon see a change in their emergency services.
After a week of discussions Pender EMS and four other volunteer fire departments have tentatively agreed to merge.
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Pender County leaders say they have been working for months to get security cameras installed at the animal shelter. They say most of the buildings that are county-owned have these types of camera.
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